QAF Addiction News Archive - April 2003
April 30, 2003  Check out the new promo for Destination Foundation's RUNWAY event featuring Michelle Clunie and Scott Lowell. For more information, see the appearances page or the Destination Foundation site. Thanks to Cathie for the info! Riki Wilchins ponders the influence of gender on society's aesthetics and erotics in "The problem with 'passing' " from The Advocate (May 13, 2003). "I could have just tumbled out of bed, my hair's a mess, and I've hardly brushed my teeth," Queer as Folk's Peter Paige said at a recent GenderPAC reception. "But when people see me on the street, they always say how much better I look in person. Yet on the set I have a hairdresser, makeup artist, and a wardrobe designer all working to make me look my best." Could it be that the people on the street are reacting less to "how much better" Paige looks in person than how much less feminine he is than his QAF character, Emmett? [more] From "Buzzwords": The Queer As Folk "Babylon Tour" is set to hit nightclubs across North America beginning Saturday, May 3. Organizers will be transforming each venue on the tour into a replica of the actual Babylon Nightclub which features prominently on the TV show. DJs Peter Rauhofer and Manny Lehman will be among those providing music for each show, and theatrical artists RKM will add visual performances.
Here's the list of Canadian stops on the tour: Head over to enterbabylon.com for news and updates. | |||||||||||
April 28, 2003  I've put up a few snapshots on the News Photos page from the upcoming episode of SVU guest starring Gale Harold as Dr. Lang, airing May 9 on NBC. | |||||||||||
April 27, 2003 
New photos have been posted to wireimage.com of Peter Paige, Hal Sparks and Scott Lowell at the 14th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday night. There are also backstage/rehearsal photos of Hal on Celebrity Jeopardy. Scott Lowell's site has been updated with a new Q&A for April/May, which is definitely worth checking out. Scott speaks candidly about receiving gifts from fans and making personal appearances (you might be surprised at what he has to say). Annie has added several other goodies as well, including new photos. There is an article in a recent issue of the Windy City Times titled, Not Your Average Geek: Queer As Folk’s Lowell on the Struggles of Being the Nice Guy Who Finishes 1st by David R. Guarino. Moving from the Windy City to the City of Angels... there's a new article on Hal Sparks written by Carolyn Patricia Scott in the Los Angeles Times about Hal's downtime on the weekend. Thea Gill will be in Los Angeles on June 1, 2003 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood for a charity brunch with Women at Risk, a group that focuses on women living with HIV/AIDS. Click here for more details. Thea's "A Day in the Life" segment will premiere on the Showtime site later this week... watch for it! Last but not least... I've added a few new links to the Hot Spots page, featuring new sounds, fics and video clips from QAF. | |||||||||||
April 25, 2003  Randy Harrison seems to be enjoying the early part of his hiatus. After participating in the JT Leroy readings last weekend, he was spotted in NYC on Wednesday at Calvin Klein's special screening of the film "Confidence" starring Ed Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia and Dustin Hoffman. Randy posed for pictures with actor Jason Weinberg ("Law & Order") and columnist Simon Dumenco. Visit wireimage.com to see a few snapshots. Scott Lowell will join Michelle Clunie in hosting the RUNWAY event to benefit Destination Foundation on May 29, 2003 in San Francisco. Details are available at the Destination Foundation website. I've added a link to Sandstorm's Video Clips on the Hot Spots page. Andrea has generously uploaded several QAF scenes (mostly Brian and Justin) and some music videos as well, to share with fellow QAFers. If you want a sneak peek at some of the upcoming episodes, or want to relive some great moments, be sure to check it out. You will need a recent version of Windows Media Player to view the files. Showtime has released the schedule for the Babylon Tour, with dates and locations for each city on the tour. The new QAF Music Video ("Some Lovin' ", which will be featured on the tour) is now up on the Showtime site as well. | |||||||||||
April 23, 2003  UPDATE on the Murk vs. Kristine W song "Some Lovin'" reported earlier - For those who caught the new video which aired on Showtime tonight, here is some more information from Kristine W's website: Kristine just returned from Toronto where she filmed the video for "Some Lovin'" on the set of the top-rated Showtime drama "Queer As Folk." For fans of the show, watch closely because many of your favorite actors from the show turn up all throughout the video. The song is also the featured single on the upcoming Tommy Boy release - "Queer As Folk: Third Season Soundtrack" which will be in stores on May 20, 2003. To pre-order, click here. Also rumor has it that the video may be on the enhanced CD also. Also check out the official Showtime website at www.sho.com because it is also rumored that clips of the video may start appearing before the May 20th release so you could be the first to see it! PLUS as always, check the video screens at your favorite clubs, restaurants, gyms and stores because you never know where you'll see Kristine W next. INTERNATIONAL Fans - Also be on the lookout because "Some Lovin'" is climbing the charts in Canada and throughout Europe and the video will also be released in many countries outside the United States. | |||||||||||
April 22, 2003  Read OUT! is a new interview show on PrideVision TV. It's headed up by former SoGay TV host Mathieu Chantelois, who will interview up-and-coming authors in the GLBT community each week. One of the featured books will be "Queer Fear II: Gay Horror Fiction" from Michael Rowe, whose name many QAFers may recognize from his interviews with Gale, Bobby and Peter in The Advocate. In a recent email, Michael told me that that he is looking forward to seeing the show himself. He said that Mathieu is a lovely guy, and a great interviewer, and that talking to him was "an unequivocable pleasure" (more info below).
Showtime has released a new viewing schedule and it looks as though there will be a new episode (308) this Sunday night, April 27. The following week there will be no QAF episode shown, but the series will continue as usual with episode 309 on May 11. The schedule for Showcase has episode 304 airing on April 28. Hal Sparks has been added to the list of presenters for the LA GLAAD media awards on April 26. Peter Paige and Scott Lowell are also slated to present. More information is available at the GLAAD site. Hal will also be appearing as one of the guests on Celebrity Jeopardy next week. He will join July Bowen of "Ed" and Paige Davis of "Trading Spaces" on Monday, April 28 to raise money for their respective charities. Check your local listings for airtimes. The start time for the prelude to the RUNWAY event with Michelle Clunie this Sunday night (April 26) has been changed from 7:30 pm to 6 pm. For more information, visit the appearances page or the Destination Foundation site. There's a new article on Bobby Gant at gaywired.com, written by Ryan Wylie. Gant talks about his "coming out" last year, his fear of being marginalized, and how he feels about his role on QAF this season.
More information on the Queer Fear Fiction Anthology | |||||||||||
April 21, 2003  NBC Program Information:Gale's upcoming episode of "Law & Order: SVU" entitled "Perfect" airs May 9 at 10pm Eastern and is loaded with guest stars including Laura Elena Herring ("Willard", "Mulholland Drive"), Barbara Barrie ("Breaking Away", "Barney Miller"), Kimberly Brown ("Bringing Down the House") and a special cross-over appearance by Fred Thompson (NBC’s "Law & Order") as District Attorney Arthur Branch. The episode begins when the body of a murdered 14-year-old girl is discovered in a back alley. Detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler (Christopher Meloni) discover the victim was a missing Pennsylvania teenager believed to have been kidnapped eight months earlier. However, when the detectives uncover a link between their victim and a prominent New York physician (Dr. Lang, played by Gale Harold) who specializes in reproduction therapy, they also stumble across a group home for alleged runaway teenaged girls. | |||||||||||
April 21, 2003  A new message forum has been set up for fans of Hal Sparks. Check it out at http://www.halslair.com/phpBB2/index.php. | |||||||||||
April 18, 2003  There are pictures of Randy at the JT Leroy reading in NYC last night on both wireimage.com and filmmagic.com. Just type in Randy Harrison's name in the search box and you will be able to view the thumbnail images. On Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 7:30pm Pacific time, fans in San Francisco will have a chance to meet Michelle Clunie, watch Episode 308 of QAF, and purchase your tickets for RUNWAY on May 29th. You could win a VIP seat next to Michelle at RUNWAY. The event takes place at Mecca, 2029 Market Street. For more information, visit the Destination Foundation website April 16, 2003 On May 20, 2003 QAF music lovers will be able to get their hands on the new Volume Three double CD from Tommy Boy. The first disc is filled with songs that are being touted as the Babylon "gay thumpa-thumpa", and includes the Murk and Kristine W. track "Some Lovin' (Peter Rauhofer Mix)" with a bonus video featuring Kristine and the QAF Cast. No doubt the mixes will get a lot of play during the Babylon Tour this summer. The second disc is a more emotional soundtrack that underscores the lives of the characters on QAF. You can see a complete listing of the songs and pre-order the CD online at the Showtime shop or at 10percent.com. Listen to samples of "Some Lovin'" at the Kristine W. website (click on "Music" then "Clips" or "Lyrics"). April 15, 2003  Thea Gill spoke with columnist Adrian Chamberlain of the Victoria Times Colonist about her role in Proof (now playing at the Belfry Theatre through May 4) and her work on QAF. The article is posted at Canada.com.
Peter Paige has a new message for his fans in the "Connection" on his official website. He is back in Los Angeles, living in his new home, and working on his directorial debut. We're keeping our fingers crossed that things work out for him! April 14, 2003  There is a brief mention of Aaron Woodley's Rhinoceros Eyes
in the current issue of Details magazine, featuring Michael Pitt as an
up-and-coming star in Hollywood. Gale Harold co-stars in the movie with
Michael, and the two were recently photographed together at the
Details/Perry Ellis/W/Showtime premiere party in NYC. You can search wireimage.com, filmmagic.com and the photographer's website for more photos from this event.
As reported last month, Embrace Productions Inc. is working in conjunction with Showtime Networks to bring QAF to life with a multiple-city DJ tour that will recreate Babylon in top clubs across the nation. The BABYLON TOUR will launch in New York on May 3 at Roxy and continue through Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, Orlando, and Miami in May and Toronto, Montreal, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Houston in June, with a date in Vancouver falling in the first week of July. Embrace will announce additional tour dates in the coming weeks (visit the website for more infomation). In support of the tour, Tommy Boy Entertainment will be releasing Queer As Folk - The Third Season Soundtrack on May 20th. April 13, 2003 Michael Starr reports in today's NY Post that Gale Harold will play a doctor in an upcoming episode of the NBC series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (SVU) airing in May. The episode is entitled "Perfect" and Gale plays a charismatic doctor who performs cloning experiments. Executive Producer Neal Baer says, "This will be Gale's prime-time broadcast network debut," says "SVU" executive producer Neal Baer. "We wanted him because we wanted someone who's very charismatic to play a doctor involved in cloning experiments. It's a far departure from what he's played in the past."April 10, 2003  Thea Gill has been nominated in the category of Best Performance, Female for her role in "Bliss" (Nina's Muse) at the 2003 Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival competition for Canada's Golden Sheaf Awards, May 22-25, 2003 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The competition features original work by Canadian film/video makers, producers and distributors, under 60 minutes in length. Bliss airs on the Oxygen Network, and is a diverse, edgy and provocative drama that honestly explores women's sexuality. If you missed it in February, Thea's episode -- Nina's Muse -- will air on Monday, June 2, 2003 at 1am Eastern. After secretly watching and photographing her gay neighbor and his lovers, a woman, searching for the key to sex without attachment, arranges for a much closer encounter. Sounds enticing! Good luck, Thea.April 8, 2003  The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force will be honoring Bobby Gant at their annual NGLTF Leadership Awards in Washington, D.C. on May 12. Bobby will make another appearance in the capital the following month, signing autographs on June 8 at the 28th anniversary of Capital Pride. Thea Gill will also be in attendance. Both of these events have been added to the appearance schedule.April 7, 2003  Fans in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) will have a chance to see Jack Wetherall ("Uncle Vic") perform onstage this month in "Whale Riding Weather", a critically-acclaimed love story by Bryden MacDonald in which three men, young and old, confront their lives slipping away. This production will take place at the Great Canadian Theatre Company (910 Gladstone Avenue) from April 8 - 27, 2003, and features Jack Wetherall (Queer as Folk), Paul Hopkins (More Tales of the City), and Paul Lemelin (Abandon). The Director is Lorne Pardy, a close friend of MacDonald’s and a keen admirer of his work. There will be a special Benefit performance on Friday, April 25, with receipts going to Bruce House (residential care for HIV patients) and the Great Canadian Theatre Company. There will be door prizes, food and drink, and a chance to meet with the actors after the performance. The evening will start with champagne at 9 pm, the show at 9:30 pm and a reception at 11:00 pm afterwards. Tickets will be $40. A great chance to see a beautiful show, meet some talented people, and help out a worthy cause as well. April 7, 2003  Check out Gale Harold in the new trailer for the film Particles of Truth. I've updated the Appearances page with new production information based on the interview with Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman which was published in Starweek Magazine this past weekend. Scott Lowell will be presenting an award at the 14th Annual GLAAD Awardsin Los Angeles on April 26. Canadians will be able to view the Season 3 premiere of QAF tonight on Showcase at 10pm. April 4, 2003  Showtime reports that "due to unforeseen circumstances completely unrelated to Randy Harrison's previously scheduled chat on Sunday March 16th, we regret that he will not be able to chat this Sunday, April 6th." We'll keep our eyes peeled for yet another date - third time's a charm! April 2, 2003  [unconfirmed] - Randy Harrison and other celebrity readers are slated to join 21-year-old author/musician J.T. Leroy for a series of readings from Leroy's work (breakthrough novels "Sarah" and "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things", as well as many short stories) at two separate venues later this month: April 17 in New York City (The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street) and April 18 in Pittsburgh (Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky Street). The readings will be followed by a performance by Leroy and his rock band "Thistle." More information on "A night with JT LeRoy and friends" is available on Leroy's website, under "events," on the Thistle website, and at the Warhold Museum site.April 2, 2003  Showcase.ca has updated its site to announce the premiere of Season 3 on Monday, April 7. The Queer As Folk Couture slideshow is back by popular demand; it includes the commentary previously provided by Patrick Antosh (Costume Designer) and can be viewed with Macromedia Flash Player. For those who are interested in purchasing the Season 2 DVD or VHS set, check out the QAF boutique for more information on ordering. How well do you really know QAF? Take one of the Showcase quizzes and test your Liberty Avenue smarts!
PridevisionTV will air Season 2 on Friday nights, beginning April 11.
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